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Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:34:41 GMT
Somali militants gather, recruit outside town taken by Ethiopian forces; calm inside town
NAIROBI, Kenya - Militants from the insurgent group al-Shabab appeared to be gathering hundreds of fighters and attempting to recruit even more in...
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:34:26 GMT
Movie sword-fight master Bob Anderson dies at 89
LONDON - British fencing authorities say Bob Anderson, a former Olympic swordsman who staged fights for films including the "Star Wars" and "Lord of...
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:31:03 GMT
Rio to cut Quebec smelter output after lockout
Rio Tinto Alcan will shut down about a third of the production at its 438,000-tonne Alma aluminum smelter in the Canadian province of Quebec after...
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:29:41 GMT
UK man in court charged in killing of Indian student, gives his name as 'Psycho'
LONDON - A 20-year-old British man charged with the murder of an Indian student said in court that his name was "Psycho" during an appearance Monday....
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:28:52 GMT
'I wanted Moira to live.' — The living legacy of Canada's first organ transplant
There's a patch of skin, about an inch square, on the inside of Nola Johnson's arm just above the elbow, that was not there when she was born in...
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:24:41 GMT
Mubarak's trial resumes in Egypt amid speculation that he could be acquitted
CAIRO - The trial of Hosni Mubarak resumed on Monday amid speculation that a recent acquittal of policemen tried for killing Egyptian protesters...
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:19:41 GMT
Palestinians have low expectations for upcoming talks with Israelis
The Palestinians are downplaying expectations ahead of their first meeting with Israelis in more than a year. The chief Palestinian negotiator, Saeb...
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:14:41 GMT
Bird flu strain that killed man was from poultry, not human, transmission, Chinese city says
BEIJING, China - The strain of H5H1 bird flu that killed a Chinese man cannot spread among people, a health agency said Monday, appealing for calm...
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:09:41 GMT
Spain: 2011 deficit could be higher than 8 pct, minister says tax hike averted market turmoil
MADRID - Spain's deficit for 2011 could be even higher than the larger-than-forecast 8 per cent of GDP it announced last week, the finance minister...
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:04:41 GMT
Kiro Gligorov, first elected president of Macedonia, dies at age 94
SKOPJE, Macedonia - Kiro Gligorov, the first democratically elected president of Macedonia who served two terms at the helm of the country in the...
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:34:47 GMT
Myanmar's government reduces sentences for some prisoners
YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's government has announced it is reducing the sentences of some prisoners on humanitarian grounds. State television and...
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:34:34 GMT
Fender benders in government vehicles cost feds millions, analysis shows
OTTAWA - If the federal government wants to cut costs, it may want to put bureaucrats through driving school. The government's books show fender...
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:29:47 GMT
LA detectives release video featuring person of interest after latest wave of car arson fires
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Los Angeles detectives want to talk to a man caught on grainy surveillance video at a parking garage that was the scene of one...
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:29:43 GMT
Iran tests cruise missile during navy war games
Iran on Monday successfully tested a Ghader ground-to-ship cruise missile on the last day of navy war games near the Strait of Hormuz, the official...
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:29:34 GMT
Pattern of police repression makes prostitution more dangerous, experts say
MONTREAL - It wasn't so long ago that prostitutes were a common sight on Montreal's historic lower Main, standing on street corners in high-heeled...